Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-13
IOWA CONDENSED ITEMS.

in the Haddock case. The defense are
now working hard to prove an alibi for
and it is thought that several
witnesses will be produced to break
down the testimony Of Leavitt and Bis
The Board of Supervisors of Potto.
wattamie county have refused to allow
the county's share, one-half. of the pay
due the registrars for registering the vote
at the last election. Two registrars haye |
already commenced suit against the
county for their claim of $50 each, and
other suits will follow.
At the session of the executive com
mittee of the State Dental Association,
held in Iowa City, it was decided to hold
the next annual meeting of the Associa-
ton at Cedar Rapids on the first Tues
day in May. The members of the COM
mittee are DR.. CARRIER, Of Upton, chair
man; DR.. Price, of Iowa City. and DR..
Parr, of Cedar Rapids.
A fire broke out in Cambridge, Story
county, Jan. 7th, in Fatland's furniture
store and spread rapidly, burning most
of the lower business part of town. The
loss, as near as can be learned, is $751;
0c0. The insurance is unknown.
The board of supervisors Of Iowa
county has granted Williamsburg's Pc
tition for an election on the county seat.
J. E. Murray, of Elliott, committed
suicide by cutting his throat. Temporary
insanity is supposed to be the cause. He
was well respected by the community;
had lately united with the M. E. church.
He was upwards of 80 years of age, and
leaves wife and daughter to mourn his
loss.
A Fairfield dispatch under date of Jan.
6, says: Early this afternoon Willard
Young. until Tuesday last Of the firm of
Roth g. Young, committed suicide. The
terrible deed was done at the home of
his parents, Mr.. Young shooting himself
twice, one bullet entering the abdomen
and the other his head. The sad affair
is shrouded in mystery, his parents and
most intimate friends being unable to
solve it. He was an excellent young
man with seeming bright future, and
his destruction is deeply regretted. He
left letter giving instructions as to the
disposition of his personal effects and
requested burial by the Knights Of Py-
thias, of which he was member, but
did not in the remotest way intimate the
cause of the terrible act he was about to
execute. His life was insured for So, 600
in favor Of his two sisters.
A bold burglar entered eight different
houses at Cedar Rapids, on the night of
Jan. 6, and secured watch worth $50
and some small change. An officer
traced him but he escaped.
A boy by the name of Eugene Dennis
lost an arm in attempting to board
moving train at Council Bluffs recently.
Governor Larrabee has issued COM
missions of appointment to George F.
Williams, of Ida Grove, l.. V. Tabor of
Independence, Iowa, and Dudley w.
Adams, of Tangerina, Florida, as dele
gates to attend the Interstate Agricul-
tural Convention to be held at Lake
Charles, La. Jan. 90. The appointments
are merely honorary, no emoluments, not
even travelling expenses, being provided
by the State.
The farm implement house of Upton
& Co. of Cedar Rapids, has closed its
doors. Liabilities, $4,000; assets, S40,-
900. The creditors are mainly residents
of Cedar Rapids.
A Dallas Center dispatch under date Of
Jan. says: This community was start
led last night at the announcement Of
Frank Rows death. He was killed by a
Holstien bull Mr.. Row attached a snap
to ring in the bulls nose and then
started to lead him into the barn from
the lot where he had been. Frank got a
few feet ahead, leading him, when the
animal knocked him in the small of the
back, causing him to fall senseless, after
which he fell an easy victim to the bull.
The young mans father was short
distance from the scene and when he saw
his son fall, ran at the bull with pitch
fork, but did not reach him soon enough.
Mr.. Row was about 90 years old
A new banking firm is about to start
at West Side, comprising two OF the
wealthiest men of West Side and one
from Manning. They will probably
open National bank.
A Council Bluffs special Of Jan. 8,
SAYS: Last night Ida Griffin, an inmate
of brothel in this city, took thirty
grains of morphine with suicidal intent.
Her companions discovered it at 10
o'clock last night and physicians were
called, but despite intelligent efforts to
save her she died at $50 this evening.
The girl was about eighteen, and the
daughter of an old soldier living at Ne
braska City. Last winter he received a
back pension Of 81 600, and in May last
started to move with the family to
Oregon. At the union depot here the
girl was enticed away by lewd woman
and concealed in a house of prostitution
on lower Broadway for several days.
while the distracted father was searching
the city for her. He returned to his
former home and made frequent visits to
this city searching for the daughter.
After weeks he discovered her and found
her moral and physical wreck from dis
sipation and disease. The father visited
the wretched girl the day before Christ
mas and made his last effort to get her
home, but failed. Remorse and suffer
ing prompted her self destruction.
There are s3,17s Methodists in the
State.
Paulina improved TO the amount OF
~, 900.
Decatur county spent $10,547 on her
poor during the year.
The Dubuque Travelling Mems Associ,
alton has a membership of 214, and a
cash balance in the treasury of s623.O5.
The president of Coe College, at Cedar
Rapids, has rendered his resignation to
take effect as soon as the trustees can
| all his place.